Ho Chih-wei
Mark Ho Ho Chih-wei | |
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何志偉 | |
 Official portrait, 2024 | |
| Deputy Secretary-General to the President | |
| Assumed office 20 May 2024 Serving with Xavier Chang | |
| Secretary-General | Pan Men-an |
| Preceded by | Alex Huang |
| Member of the Legislative Yuan | |
| In office 1 February 2019 – 31 January 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Pasuya Yao |
| Succeeded by | Wang Shih-chien |
| Constituency | Taipei 2 |
| Taipei City Councillor | |
| In office 25 December 2010 – 25 December 2018 | |
| Constituency | District 1 (Datong–Shilin) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 14 May 1982 U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic Progressive Party |
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Ho Chih-wei (Chinese: 何志偉; pinyin: Hé Zhìwěi; Wade–Giles: Ho2 Chih4-wei3; born 14 May 1982), also known by the English name Mark Ho, is a Taiwanese politician who is currently the deputy secretary-general of the Office of the President of Taiwan. Ho previously served as the legislative member from 2019 to 2024.
Early life
[edit]Ho Chih-wei was born in the United States in 1982 to Hsueh Ling.[1][2]
Political career
[edit]Ho was elected to the Taipei City Council for the first time in 2010. That year, he was also elected to the Democratic Progressive Party's central standing committee.[1] In July 2012, Ho was reelected to the central standing committee.[3] During the 2012 presidential elections, Ho helped run Tsai Ing-wen's campaign in Taipei.[4] Ho contested a 2014 primary, and secured support from the Democratic Progressive Party for his reelection bid to the city council.[2] In December 2018, the DPP nominated Ho to run in a legislative by-election scheduled as a result of Pasuya Yao's resignation.[5] He faced four other candidates, including Kuomintang nominee Chen Ping-fu, and three independents.[6] Ho was elected to the Legislative Yuan on 27 January 2019, with 38,591 votes, amid a voter turnout of 30.39 percent.[7][8]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Chao, Vincent Y. (19 July 2010). "Tsai Ing-wen solidifies leadership of DPP". Taipei Times. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
- ^ a b Wang, Chris (1 May 2014). "Hsieh Wei-chou wins Taipei nomination". Taipei Times. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
- ^ Wang, Chris (16 July 2012). "DPP election ushers in new leadership". Taipei Times. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
- ^ Hu, Ching-hui (3 September 2011). "Students voice support for Tsai's gay-friendly policy". Taipei Times. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
- ^ Tsai, Ya-hua; Huang, Chien-hao; Chung, Jake (15 December 2018). "Ko supporter seeks Pasuya Yao vacancy". Taipei Times. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
- ^ Wang, Cheng-chung; Chung, Yu-chen (26 January 2019). "Two legislative by-elections to take place Sunday". Central News Agency. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
- ^ Chen, Yi-hsuan, Liu and; Liu, Chien-pang; Shih, Hsiu-chuan (27 January 2019). "DPP's Ho tops Taipei mayor-backed candidate in by-election". Retrieved 28 January 2019.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "DPP, KMT candidates win in by-elections". Taipei Times. 28 January 2019. Retrieved 28 January 2019.